Ron Karenga created Kwanzaa in California in 1966, during his leadership of the black nationalist United Slaves Organization (also known as the "US Organization"), in order to give African Americans an alternative holiday to Christmas. He later stated, "...it was chosen to give a Black alternative to the existing holiday and give Blacks an opportunity to celebrate themselves and history, rather than simply imitate the practice of the dominant society."

Why shouldn't a black Christian celebrate Christmas? Seems like a holiday created from hatred to me.

Because "The Man" celebrates it, duh!_________________The day Microsoft makes a product that doesn't suck, is the day they make a vacuum cleaner.

ugh... christmas... the time when i have to think of a present for seven people

You're lucky. I have to get two parents, a grandparent, two brothers, two pseudo-sisters-in-law, and two pseudo-parents-in-law each a gift. Not to mention the multitude of gifts I'm obligated to buy for my fiance.

Ha!

I've got 3 sisters, 2 brother, 2 parents, 1 pseudo-mother-in-law and her boyfriend, one pseudo-father-in-law, one pseudo-step-mother-in-law and 5 pseudo-brother-in-laws, not to mention the multitude of gifts I am obligated to buy for my fiancee. I also have my wedding coming up on January 6th!

Not that I really mind that much, I love getting people gifts (this year I am giving baskets with homemade goodies including cookies, toffees, breads, and even bottles of my homemade mead).

I saw a aluminium pole on the side of the road as I drove to buy my christmas tree. If my gf wasn't in the car with me, things would have turned out a little different.

Dude, gf or no, you should have!

BTW: Aluminum sucks ass. It alloys real well into some great material, but aluminum itself sucks more ass then a milking machine on a bull._________________The day Microsoft makes a product that doesn't suck, is the day they make a vacuum cleaner.

Someone has already given me an inflatable, four foot tall, purple pengiun, so I'm more-or-less set._________________The day Microsoft makes a product that doesn't suck, is the day they make a vacuum cleaner.

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart But the very next day, You gave it away This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone sssspecial, sssssspeciaal. merry christmas sugar, merry sugar. I like sugar._________________vificunero@jabber.org

I absolutely love christmas and all, but at least wait until the 8th of december...

no way, there's only 3 weeks to go, and I'm going on holiday to the beach for a week and a half from boxing day. I can't wait. I haven't gone away over christmas for years._________________He who calls for full employment calls for war!